Crescita Children's Center · Preschool, Salinas
Crescita Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #10 of 34 centers in Salinas and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Prior to today's inspection the facility self reported by submitting an unusual incident report, Self-Certification LIC9275, Sampling Checklist Form LIC9276, Facility Sketch LIC 999, fully labeled with This exceedance level found in the main entrance drinking fountain was 6.0.This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care. 8 locations of all water outlets, and full lead report. The water fountain was disconnected from the water source is no longer used. The center provides filtered drinking water for the children.
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Common questions
Does Crescita Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Crescita Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Crescita Children's Center compare with other daycares in Salinas?
It is tied for #10 of 34 centers in Salinas by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Crescita Children's Center last inspected?
Mar 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Crescita Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Crescita Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Salinas, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Crescita Children's Center?
The licensee is Early Development Services, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Mora.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 274414876 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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